An investigation of the sociogenetic structure of the endemic fynbos ant, Camponotus klugii, via the use of microsatellites

Master Thesis

2008

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Muna, Natashia
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O'Ryan, Colleen
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University of Cape Town

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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
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Eusocial insects, in particular ants, demonstrate great variability in their sociogenetic structure with regards to colony organization, queen number, queen mating frequency, levels of relatedness and worker reproduction. Within this study I perform an analysis on two groups of ant nests of the species Campo notus klugii, in order to investigate how the genetic structure may inform us of the sociogenetic structure of the species.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-94).

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Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Muna, N. 2008. An investigation of the sociogenetic structure of the endemic fynbos ant, Camponotus klugii, via the use of microsatellites. University of Cape Town.

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